FOR WOMEN (Bj "Ambrosino.") Quit* recently (writes " Lady Kitty'',), 1 "-'i'1 n magnillcontly W#"w paragraph 011 tlio " folly of giving way to Funk " It began—'" U '* j"»t ImR' funk that makes some people keep their purxesirings Iat the present juncl... - 'i national aliairs, ' aud altei Ueing wrought up to the splendour 01 the sentiment of the paragraph, 1 found it ended with an advertisement for cor sets!- .Nov.- this paragraph 1 am writing i« tat her of the same unexpected order; it begins with gaiety and ends with the very opposite quality—seriousness. J embarked on the great adventure of a chopping expedition fu town 0111? da}, and it was what 1 >aw that ino\ed nte iu write ol' it. First ut all 1 met a •jirl proudly walking with a youth in khaki on either side of her, and the radiance of her face matched the clam ouring radiance of her clothes, yellow hoots, mustard-coloured skirt, toiiiato ;illi blouse, and a purple hat. A fact, though 1 know, it is hind to believe it. Thou...

GREEN OATS FOR FATTENING CATTLE. The value ni' tin* green Algerian oat . crop l'or fattening sheep in gaining a | high place in Tasmania tanning opera 1 tions. The crop grows so strongly in this State that in most districts 'it is necessary to feed the paddocks off np till September. While • benelitiug the crop a good return is also secured from tho stock thus fattened, iu some cases Algerian oats are sown to provido feed alone, and not with any idea of after wards cutting for hay. Uu tho 1'al merstou Estate, iu the Dressy diBtrict, tho greater part of ~QU acres was flown with Algerians for such a purpose this season. it is found that sheep are readily fattened iu this manner, and the paddocks turn off a largo number of fat stock. The land is also well ma- ■ nured by the sheep, and is ready for j cultivation for the following crop at a very early stage. By using the crops in this way tho manager (Mr. C. i*. | Stewart) lias been enabled to turn off, I on an average, over a fat sheop ...

! ELIMINATION OF SOURCES OF 1 CONTAMINATION IN MILK. Iii considering this snbjoct it sooms 1 necessary nt. the very start to deliuo i tho ,-eiwi' in which the- word containimi ;.lion is in lie used. It may be used to ' Mii'sni tho entrance into milk of any I :iu I .-ill foreign mattor such as dirt or j 1 >:n-11'ria. In this sense all milks lire [ contaminated, except perhaps some of I the certified milks; but such milks are i impractical for general use. On the ! other hand, we may consider contain j 'malum in a broader sense to mean the ! pollution of milk with material tliat is j likely lo endanger the health of those who a-e it: such a milk has a danger ' oils taint; its consumption jeopardises tlie health of those who partake of it. According to our present knowledge it is not possible to produce milk on a large scale that is uucontauiiuated in the narrow sense, but. it is possible, and profitable as well, to produce a milk that is freu from danger to those who use it. It is ...

LOSS OF LIME. There is a continual loss of lime every year from the soil, arising from two principal causes, it rapidly sinks down into the subsoil, and then the crops annually carry away a portion from the soil. It is ascertained that the follow ing, crops, including grain and straw or tops and bulbs, carry off respectively:— 25 bushels wheat, about 13 lb. lime; 40 bushels barley, 17 lb.; 50 bushels oats, 22 lb.; 20 tons turnips, 11S lb.; S tons potatoes, 40 lb.; 2 tons red clover, 77 lb.; aud 2 tons rye grass, 30 lb. The herbage of pasture lands that have been neglected gradually becomes of a iibrous character, affording little nourishment for stock, and the animals who have to live on such poor stuff naturally degenerate in a manner simi lar to the grass; but if such land is supplied with proper nourishment in the form of phosphates, and potash, it will in a few years improve in a won derful way, producing herbage which stock can enjoy and fatten ou.

PESTS FROM ABROAD. The danger of the introduction of ! iusect pests and plain diseases from ■ abroad is a very sirous# one, and j should. be kept in view. It has been j pointed out that if the damage caused ! to the crops of the United States by i noxious insects be valued at about £300,000 a year—which is a low esti mate—how much greater must it be iu countries where the plants culti vated. aro not protected by law from tho introduction of now diseases and new obstacles to their complete de velopment. It is asserted that noxious insects,, when introduced into a new country, do far more harm than in ! their native country, as iu their new j habitat they arc no longer held in j check by their natural enemies, as was hitherto tho case. Great stress } was laid on the necessity that the j Governments should organise a system j of inspetion of all imported vegetable matter. And the example of Germany : and - Western Australia is cited, re- ■ minding us how thoroughly tho study I of phyto...

_>-s-THE -e-s itr OUR MOTTO : " Truth is great, ami will prevail? WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IS. 1914. Obituary. The many friends of Mrs A. E. Adamthwaite will regret to learn that she has suffered a sad be reavement by the death of her sister, Mrs Williams, which oc curred at Inglewood on Tuesday morning. Mrs Williams had been ailing for a long time and her end was not unexpected. She visited Quambatook two or three years ago for the benefit of her health and made a number of friends here. Mrs Williams' husband had the misfortune to be stricken with blindness some years ago, and it was while attending to him that her health broke down. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs Adamthwaite in her trouble. Repairs to State School. Tenders are invited, to be in by 3rd December, for repairs to the Quambatook State School. Seed Wheat for Farmers. At a meeting of the Progress* Association held on Friday even ing last it was decided to invite the Enquiry Board to visit Quam batooK. with a view to takin°*...

J Agricultural Colleges. Reports for October, 1914. Mr Pyo, l!io Principal of the Dj0ki3Agricultur.il College, intimates that very severe drought conditions still continue, although owing to ample provision having been m :de, there i3 on hand good stocks of fodder in the..form of hay, ensilage, straw and grain sullidcnt to last unti' n;xt season It is anticipated that the averugo yield of wheat over about 300 acres"will bs about 7 bushels, par a. iv. Should gocd ruins fi 1 in Feb ruary it would encourage th-a sowing of oats, peas and rape, to be eaten oir in April and May. In such case it would be well to Jfpree the growth by giving a dressing .of superphos phate of not less than oG lbs So the acre, and up to J cwt. The~oats would ultimately be allowed to come away as crop, whilst the rape would give a succession of gr.17.ing Tbe co-it of seed psas would prevent their general use, especially as, if once grazed off, they do not come away again like rape and oats do. Pea hay is a line...

, TOO BUSY. "You seem to have lost interest in the mothers* meetings," suggested the woman who aimed to make the world better. .-"'li/ji ni." renlk-rl the younir matron, who line! bepn a reculnr attendant foi *omc nine- "I haven't lost interest in thorn, but I'm a real and not merely a thoorclicnl mother now, and I have n't time to go." - Magistrate: '• A .most hardened of . .ondorI Six (lavs' imprisonment no bread ami water, ltemove him." Prisoner: "Mako the living a tulle better, yer worship, and I'll stay a month." ■'tfrfimp : "'"If yon * will take erery fool's advice- *' IlisXephow: "Don't think it, sir, ■ ■■■•r.vt because i allied yours." TS r sttidv of German i- increasing \r.' i'nne&amp;lt;\ nhiio.lho stud*' u/ Kngii«f • Hturjininr fifforo the wedding tin.4 bride givog a party to all lu*r friends, tu which no ?entl';mar ;&amp;lt; invited. Instead of the • britl* s f,;ihtr and mother going tocliurch a father a ,u mother are chosen nhiong their acquaintances. Tin.* fath...

Water For Quambatook. . Deputation to the iVIinistcr.j Long Lake Schamo. Complaint was made at a re cent meeting of ratepayers of Quambatook, that water was not being: conveyed, into Long Lake for the use of the people of the town. Usually the water supply of Quambatook is drawn from the Avoca River. But the river hav ing run dry, the Water Commis sion agreed to make a supply available from Long Lake if cer tainchannelling were undertaken. It was stated at the meeting that the treatment of the people by the Water Commission was "monstrous," as everything had been done by them as requested by the commission, but the water had not been provided. It was explained by the Minis ter on Friday, on behalf of the commission, that the people of Quambatook had notified that they did not care for the water in the Long Lake. It certainly was not good water for domestic purposes. At first the commis sion had planned by means of a dam in the Little Murray to turn enough water in from the Murray it...

A KIGIIT ALARM IN NATAL. It. was n! ov.t nine o clock in t' e evening un thl 2211.1 Fein'iiry. 190?. Goinj out op the verandah, I v.a surprised to see quite a stream c' people coming down tl:o street ;.n.l nil hit cry i tic; towards t he To.vn Hall, tireytown, which wns about 100 yntilj distant. It wan not long lA-tore I I wns hailed by oils of tho passers-by : "Word has been brought fnto tc.vn I tlmt Bambntn fs going to attack (I13 town nt midnight, and i3 r.ow with ( his followers up in the .Wattle Plau tatlon." In order to explain tilings pi'o'crlv, I should state that chief J?:r.ibata was already- ia the Natal Govern ment's "bad books," p.cd had several ; times been before the ..local nia-i; j trato for allowing beer drinks end I faction fights with his tribe ail 1 neighbouring tribes, and for tl'% se o.' fences he had been punished. Ru mours ot rebellion hat' been flyinj about, for sorno time, but the ma jority of folk paid no heed. News had been received from various quar ters...

State Elections. Polling Day To-morrow. - The triennial elections for the State Parliament will take place to-morrow. In our own elector ate the interest has died out ow ing to Mr Heni-y Angus having been returned without opposition, for which he thanks the electors in our advertising columns. Dur ing the three years Mr Angus has occupied a position in the Assem bly as our representative both his supporters and late opponents "admit that he has been very at tentive to the wants of bis con stituency. Nothing was too small to receive attention, and he was always willing to go out of his way to assist in any movement for the welfare of any of the dis tricts which he represented. Mr Angus has been most solicitous for the welfare of the electors, and if he continues to carry out the same policy'in the future it will be a hard matter to unseat him. Many who were opposed to him at the last election agree that he has carried out his poiicy in a manner which has brought much credit to him, a...

THE ILLUSIONS OP YOUTH. Most >! us, at middle ape, give our telves credit for having outgrown manj of the oetiy vanities ami self-illusion? of lift, "when, in fact, we have outlive tlieni only. Th3 chnrm of freshness in our ?arl> idols, that so bewitched us, is no louv er there. Perhaps we mistook the fleeting phantoms of the passing hour 'or things oi substance and signifi cance. "\Ve may do so again". Oiten we have grown none the less Rullibie. although our fancv is jaded, our feelings are hackneyed, and the spontnneity of our nature has vanish ed. The fact that we are found dis carding our early likings is not. to be taken as conclusive that we desire what is superior. Frequently this fact i.; no evidence that our superficial or ill regulated desires are really changed, although we crave a fresh novelty. It has been counted always a good augury for wisdom of character and sweetness of life when the feelings of youth are carried fresh into riper years; but the intellect that...

■SV0NDEB3 OP THE BODY. •Tho skin contains more than 2,000.000 openings, whicli arc the outlets of an equal number of sweat- glands. Tho human skeleton consists of more than 200 distinct hones. An amount of hlooil equal, to the whole quantity of tho body passei through tho heart once every minute. ■Tho full capacity of the lungs is about 820 cubio inches. Ahout two-thirds of a pint of air »ro inhaled and exhaled at each breath in ordinary respiration. There aro said to be more than 50^ separate muscles in the body, with an equal number of nerves and blood res-' feN. * The weight of the heart is from eight to twelve ounces. It beats 100,000 times in twenty-ioui hours. Kach perspiratory duct is one-fourth of nn inch in Icncih, the aggregate ol the whole being thus about nine miles Tho average mail takes five and s '.alf pounds of food and drink oneh day, ivhich amounts to one ton of solid and liquid nourishment annually. A man breathes eighteen times in I minute, or from 330 to 400 cub...

Compulsory Enrolment. Ten persons qualified for en rolment under the provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Ac*, resident at the following places, viz., Charlton (7) and YVych. proof (3) were successfully prose j cuted during the week ended 21st inst. by the Divisional Returning I Oflicer for the Division of Wim I mera at the local police courts, ' and were fined 2s Gd in each ir stance for neglecting to secure enrolment under the compulsory provisions of the Act,

State School Scholars and the Empire. On it being made known to the Education Department that the Ambulance Corps of the Ex peditionary Force required sets of splints to be used at the Front, the executive of the Patriotic League immediately obtained a complete set of splints from the principal medical officer at the barracks. Working drawings were -mide at the Melbourne High School (Mr J. Hocking, B.A,, principal) and sent to ex perts in charge of A sloyd cen tres. The boys are now turning out thousands of splints. In another centre bandage rollers were made by boys, and in others strips of calico, returned from the warehouses (where cholera belts were cut out) are being rolled by future soldiers for horse bandages. Everything finally passes through the hands of Mr John Byatt, who introduced the sloyd system into Victoria, and who has gained expert knowledge in this matter in various parts of. the world. The youngsters of the State are taking the war very seriously, j At the Queens...

ISO WELL KNGWN TO HEED Ah' "AD." This idea that you have lived so long In town that everybody knows you and you don't need >o advertise is a mistake. This very indifference to advertising, indifference to doing business as it is done in this day and age, is what has enabled the catalogue or mail ordei houses to grow from mere nothing to great concerns. The merchant who can convince the people of his section, and keep them convinced that his store ig the best place to buy this and that arti cle, will not lose trade to the mail ordei house. Gf course he cannot afford to get out a catalogue as thick as a Bible but he can keep an advertisement in his local paper, and see that it is changed, thus keeping new bai gains continually befor the public. He should also have a mailing list, and send out a circular letter at least once a month. Don'l look upon your country newspaper as an object of charity. There is not a single country newspaper in the Slate, with a general local circulation,...

Rev. J. R. Crookston's Visit. The visit of Rev James Crook ston, Moderator of the Presby terian Church of Victoria, to Quambatook on Tuesday night last brought with it much hope and encouragement. For some time the reverend gentleman has been visiting drought stricken areas, and Quambatook being counted one of thctn had the honor of being visited by an honorable head of the Presby terian Church. A good number assembled in the church to wel come Mr Crookston, and were eager to hear what he had to tell them. Much was expected, and much was fully realised. Mr Crookston's visit being one of sympathy and encouragement in our time of distress, a fine homely talk with the people, full of sym pathy and hope was given. The people's hearts were endeared to him at once, and not without good reason. Anyone in such ca pacity who comes along, feels with the people, and gives the right word at the right time he or she is counted worthy o£ en dearment. After his talk Mr Crookston gave his hearers a...